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How To Deal With Higher Mortgage Payments (CBS News) Rising interest rates are putting the squeeze on many homeowners, who are seeing their resulting mortgage payments increase. Ray Martin has details and tips for homeowners in trouble.read
Fed seen raising rates for the 10th time The Federal Reserve With mounting signs the economic pulse is quickening, the U.S. central bank's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee A quarter-point hike would take the overnight federal funds rate,
Mortgage rates go down, then up again The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 1 basis point, to 6.16 percent, according to the Bankrate.com national survey of large lenders.read more...
Man bites dog? Joe Campanelli is the Boston banker to watch right now. Campanelli sits, somewhat precariously, atop the underperforming Sovereign Bancorp Inc.Commentread more...
Area home sales fall; prices climb Chicago-area home sales fell in October, signaling that the housing boom is winding down--but not necessarily out--as local prices continued to climb and condo sales stayed strong.read more...
Bonds hold despite data South African bonds ticked slightly weaker after the poor credit numbers on Wednesday, but then stabilised to eke out a slight gain of one basis point for the day.Commentread more...